European University Institute Library

The small welfare state, rethinking welfare in the US, Japan, and South Korea, edited by Jae-jin Yang

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The small welfare state

bibliography

1128200726

edited by Jae-jin Yang

New horizons in social policy

rethinking welfare in the US, Japan, and South Korea

In a period of rapid change for welfare states around the world, this insightful book offers a comparative study of three historically small welfare states: the US, Japan, and South Korea. Examining various aspects of welfare states, chapters explore the underlying reasons behind the restraint of social security in these countries. Featuring contributions from international distinguished scholars, this book looks beyond the larger European welfare states to unpack the many common political and institutional characteristics – from labor organization to party politics – that have constrained welfare state development in industrialized democracies. Offering insight into welfare state development outside of Europe, this book will be crucial reading for scholars of welfare states, especially those working on Asian and US social policy specifically. It will also be of interest to policymakers and social policy experts in government, civil institutions, and international organizations, particularly for those working in developing countries. --, Provided by publisher

1 Introduction: towards a political economy of the small welfare state 1 Jae-jin Yang 2 Narrowly organized labor and the failure of solidarity-enhancing welfare in the United States and South Korea 30 Dennie Oude Nijhuis and Jae-jin Yang 3 The business offensive and the limits of employer-provided welfare in the United States 53 Jennifer Klein 4 Civic movements and the detour to welfare state building in South Korea 78 Yeong-Soon Kim 5 The effect of electoral rules on the policy preferences and behavior of politicians in South Korea 99 Jae-jin Yang and Yui-Ryong Jung 6 The electoral bases of small tax states in Japan, South Korea, and the US 114 Margarita Estévez-Abe, Jae-jin Yang, and Christopher Faricy 7 Why welfare state building is of secondary importance to leftists in Japan and South Korea 140 Soon-Mee Kwon 8 The development of functional equivalents to the welfare state in post-war Japan and South Korea 163 Dokyun Kim 9 Weak social security but strong employment security in the Japanese welfare state 190 Sung-won Kim 10 Path dependence and possibilism: the American, Korean, and Japanese welfare states in comparative perspective 211 Stephan Haggard